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Report by Colonel G.L. Foster, Surgeon General, Regarding Soldiers Suffering from Trench Foot, November 11, 1915
This report about the occurrence of trench foot among the ranks and the prevention of this problem shows how significant this medical condition was in the eyes of military authorities.
Library and Archives Canada
RG9 III-B-2, vol. 3615, file 25/7/1-25/7/6
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